Baby bed



Jan. 27, 1959 J. G. TURRIN ET AL BABY BED Filed April 10, 1957 INVENTORQS'.

ATTD RN EYS United States Patent BABY BED Joseph G. Turrin and Joseph C. Tun-in, New Philadelphia, Ohio Application April 10, 1957, Serial No. 651,866

' 1 Claim. 01. -99

This, invention relates to a bed, and more particularly to a portable collapsible bed for a child.

The object of the invention is to provide a bed wh ch can be readily collapsed or folded when it is not being used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable collapsible bed which is adapted to be used in any suitable locality such as an automobile whereby a child or infant can conveniently sleep or rest therein when desired, and wherein when the bed is not being used, it can be readily folded so as to occupy a minimum amount of space for storage or shipment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable collapsible bed which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the collapsible bed, constructed according to the present invention, and with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the portable bed of the present invention, with parts broken away and in section and showing the bed in opened or extended position.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but showing the position of the parts when the bed is folded.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the bed in open position, with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 5 is an elevational view showing one of the brackets or handles.

Figure 6 is a view taken at right angles to the view shown in Figure 5, and showing a portion of the body member.

Referring in detail to the drawings, there is shown a portable collapsible bed which includes a pair of similar spaced parallel vertically disposed side pieces which are each indicated generally by the numeral 10. Each side piece 10 includes a first portion 11 which has a lug 12 extending upwardly from the front end thereof, Figure 1.

Extending upwardly from the rear end of each first portion 11 is a second portion 13, and extending forwardly from the upper end of the second portion 13 is a third portion 14, the portions 14 being arranged above the portions 11. A lip- 15 depends from the front end of each of the third portions 14.

There is further provided a pair of vertically disposed spaced parallel body members which are each indicated generally by the numeral 16, and each body member 16 includes an upper section 17 which is connected to a corresponding lip 15 by a suitable securing element such as the bolt and nut assembly 18. Each body member 16 further includes a lower section 19 which is secured to a corresponding first portion 11 by a suitable securing element 20. The body members 16 are preferably made of a spring like material such as a spring like metal, and each body member 16 includes oppositely extending Patented Jan. 27, 1959 curved sections 21 and 22, and by making the side pieces 10 of spring like metal, the bed is of suitable resiliency so that a child can sleep or rest comfortably therein.

There is further provided a support member which is indicated generally by the numeral 23, the support member 23 being provided with longitudinally extending loops or hems 24 which are arrangedin engagement with the portions 14,0f the side pieces 10. v

A means is provided for connecting together the pair of side pieces 10 and this means permits the side pieces 10 to be moved together as when the bed is not being used, and this means also serve to maintain the side pieces in their proper spaced apart relationship when the bed is being used. This means includes a first pair of links 25 and 26 which extend between the rear ends of the portions 14 of the side pieces 10, and these links 25 and 26 are connected to the portions 14 by means of pivot pins 27. The links are provided with cooperating projections and recesses 28 whereby when the links are in the position shown in Figure 2, accidental folding of the links will be prevented. However, when sufiicient manual pressure is exerted on the parts, the pieces 28 can be disengaged from each other so as to permit the links to fold or move from the position shown in Figure 2 to the position shown in Figure 3. The links 25 and 26 are further provided with means for limiting pivotal movement thereof, and this means comprises a lug 29 which extends upwardly from the link 26. The lug 29 is adapted to register with or seat in a cutout 30 and the other link 25 so that when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 2, further pivotal movement of the links is prevented in one direction. The pair of links 25 and 26 are pivotally connected together by means of a pivot pin 31.

There is further provided a second pair of links 32 and 33 which are pivotally connected to the front ends of the portions 14, and the links 32 and 33 have substantially the same construction as the previously described links 25 and 26. A third pair of links 34 and 35 extend between the upstanding lugs 12 and are pivotally connected to these lugs as well as being pivotally connected together, the links 34 and 35 being pivotally connected together by means of a pivot pin such as the pivot pin 31. The links 32 and 33 may also be pivotally connected together by means of the pivot pin 31.

The bed further includes a means whereby the bed can be readily handled, and this means comprises a bracket 36, Figure 5, and each of the brackets 36 includes a tongue 37 which is adapted to releasably engage a corresponding slot 38 in the upper section 17 of the body member 16.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has been provided a bed which can be moved to extended or opened position as shown in Figures 2 and 4 when the bed is being used so that a child or infant can be conveniently supported in the member 23. The parts an be made of any suitable material and in any desired shape or size. Thus, with the parts in extended or open position as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4, it will be seen that the pair of side members 10 are arranged in spaced apart relation, and these side members or side pieces are maintained in their proper spaced relation by means of the previously described links. Thus, the pairs of links 25 and 26, 32 and 33, and 34 and 35 serve to hingedly I connect the pair of side pieces 10 together so that when the links are in the position shown in Figure 2, the support member 23 will be maintained extended whereby a child can lie comfortably therein. With the parts in the position shown in Figure 2, the hems 24 of the support member 23 engage the portions 14 of the side pieces 10'. Furthermore, with the parts in the position shown in Figure 2, the interengaging projections and recesses 28 on the coacting links serve to prevent accidental pivotal movement of the links. However, when the bed is not being used, by applying sufficient manual pressure to the links, the links can be pivoted about their respective pivot pins 31 so as to permit'the bedto be folded. The various coacting links are provided with the means for limiting pivotal movementof the links in one direction, and this means includes a stop lug 29 which is adapted to coact with a corresponding cutout '30 in the adjacent link.

When desired, the brackets 36 can be detachably connected to an end of the bed as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, and the brackets 36 can function as handles so as to facilitate the handling of the bed. Also, the brackets '36 may at times be arranged in engagement with a portion of an automobile back rest whereby the bed can be conveniently supported in an automobile.

The parts such as the side pieces 14) and body member 16 are preferably made of spring steel so that the bed has sufficient resiliency to permit the child to sleep or rest comfortably therein. If desired a suitable mattress can be arranged in the support member 23. When the members 36 are not being used, they can be readily detached. Due to the provision of the plurality of coacting links, it will be seen that when the bed is not needed or when it is not being used, the links can be pivoted about their respective pivot pins 31 so that the pair of side pieces 10 can move towards each other whereby the bed will occupy a very small space.

We claim:

In a folding bed, a frame including a .pair of spaced parallel side pieces, each of said side pieces including a horizontally disposed first portion, a vertically disposed lug extending upwardly from an end of said first portion, a second portion extending upwardly from the other end of said first portion, a third portion extending forwardly from the upper end of said second portion and arranged above said first portion, a lip depending from the front end of said third portion, a pair of body members each including an upper vertically disposed section connected to said lip and a lower section connected to said side piece, each of said body members further including intermediate oppositely extending curved sections, a support member adapted tosupport a child and including spaced parallel longitudinally extending hems arranged in engagement with the third portions of said side pieces, a first link means hingedly connecting the rear ends of said third portions-together, a second link means hingedly connecting the front ends of the third portions together, and a third link means extending between the lugs on said first portions, each of said link means including a pair of pivoted iinks, each of said link means including interengaging stop members for limiting pivotal movement of the hinge means, said link means further including latch means for preventing accidental pivotal movement of the link means, the upper sections of said body members being provided with slots, and curved brackets having tongues detachably engaging said slots.

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